The Book of Mudora is a recurring Item in The Legend of Zelda series.(ALttPA Link to the Past | ALttP (Ishinomori)A Link to the Past (Ishinomori))[1][2]
The monoliths left by the Hylian people are inscribed with ancient script. If you find an inscription you cannot read, use this book and its meaning will become clear.
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Book of Mudora
Use this when you find ancient and unreadable writing.
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Link reading the Book of Mudora
In the A Link to the Past comic by Shotaro Ishinomori, Link finds the Book of Mudora after he saves the Librarian from the burning House of Books. Once the fire ceases from the library, the librarian theorizes that Agahnim's soldiers might have been after the Book of Mudora,[2] and explains that it is the key to the ancient Hylian language which mentions that the hero will stand in the desert holding the book.[5] Link takes the Book of Mudora and mentions how Sahasrahla had told him the Pendant of Power was in desert ruins,[6] leading the librarian to claim Link as the legendary Hero of Hyrule and calmly leaving the book in the hero's hands.[7]
When Link reaches the Desert of Mystery, he uses the Book of Mudora to translate the runes written upon the ruins of the Desert Palace.[8] Upon doing so, the ruins begin to sink to reveal a scorpion statue that has the Pendant of Power hanging on it.[9]
↑The monoliths left by the Hylian people are inscribed with ancient script. If you find an inscription that you cannot read, use this book and its meaning will become clear. (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 38)
↑We managed to save it from the flames... This book is the key to the ancient Hylian language. According to the legends, the hero will stand in the desert with this book... (A Link to the Past (Ishinomori), VIZ Media, pg. 7)
↑Let me see that! After Sahasrahla gave me the Pendant of Courage, he told me the Pendant of Power was in a desert ruin! (A Link to the Past (Ishinomori), VIZ Media, pg. 7)
↑Then you...you must be the legendary Hero of Hyrule! This is a very fortunate turn of events! I will leave the book in your capable hands. (A Link to the Past (Ishinomori), VIZ Media, pg. 7)
↑Maybe I am the legendary hero after all! I suppose if I look it up in the book, the writing should make sense... (A Link to the Past (Ishinomori), VIZ Media, pg. 11)
↑In the trackless desert of Hyrule, the King of the Gerudo Thieves, Ganondorf, had come across the old legends of the Triforce during his magical research. The tales told of the great power that would come to the one who possessed the sacred relic:
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